Archive Record
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Metadata
Object Identification Number |
2014.006.009 |
Object Name |
Note |
Donor |
Nussle, Mark |
Scope / Description |
A note for Thyra Rasmussen written on March 24, 1918. The rectangular, horizontally oriented note is made from white cardstock paper. The corners are rounded. There is text written in dark ink on both sides. One side is vertically oriented, while the other is horizontally oriented. Each side may be from a different writer. According to the signature on one side, "Far Mor", this side of the note is from her grandfather (mother's dad). There is a slit cut out in a corner with a small piece of plant material through it. There have been a leaf attached at one time. MEASUREMENTS Length: 3.25" Width: 5.25" PROVENANCE: The archival materials with this gift lot relate to the donor's mother, Thyra Muller Rasmussen Nussle. The letters, cards, and notes were all sent to Thyra around the time of her confirmation in 1918. Thyra Muller Rasmussen was born October 7, 1902 in Kimballton, Iowa, married Robert Nussle on April 15, 1928, and died in April 1999. Thyra's parents were Anders Peter Rasmussen and Kristine Marie Muller. Anders Peter immigrated to the United States and attended Danebod Folk School in Tyler, Minnesota where he met Kristine. Anders Peter married her in Minnesota on September 20, 1901. The couple settled in Kimballton, Iowa. Two months after Thyra was born, Anders Peter died of Typhoid. Kristine worked for a time at Faabor's store in Kimballton and took in boarders to provide for herself and Thyra. In 1911, Kristine married Jens Andersen, an immigrant from Sjælland who, with a partner, ran the local furniture store. Over the next several years, he and Kristine had five children together. They lived in Kimballton until the early 1940s when Kristine became ill. The family moved to Chicago and she died November 30, 1946. Thyra helped her mother care for her five siblings. After confirmation, she attended Danebod Folk School and worked for awhile at the hospital in Tyler. She later attended Iowa Lutheran School of Nursing in Des Moines, and graduated in 1925. Her nursing career took her to Chicago where she met Robert Nussle and married him on April 15, 1928. In 1950, the two founded Viking Metal Cabinet Company, Inc. These materials were given first to the Genealogy Center for use in an exhibition, with the intention of being considered for the collection following that use. They were given to curatorial in March 2014. -------------------------------------------------- NOTE: There are materials in the paper accession folder that were used in the Genealogy Center exhibit. materials include copies of photographs and articles about Thyra. If any of these archival pieces are used in exhibition, the materials may be helpful for reference or display. |
Language of Material |
Danish |
Date |
ca. 1918 |
Associated People |
Nussle, Thyra Muller Rasmussen Nussle, Mark |
Search Terms |
Nussle, Thyra Muller Rasmussen Nussle, Mark confirmation Kimballton Iowa letter note March 24 1918 far mor |
Given In Memory Of |
This Gift is Given in Memory of Thyra Nussle. |
Date Received by Museum |
03/27/2014 |
Images |
227\2014006009.JPG |
Accession number |
2014.006 |
Collection |
Nussle, Thyra (Rasmussen) Collection |